Yu Han (Beijing, CHN) won
6-4 over
Seungyoun Ha (Chuncheon, KOR) in the Final of the World University Games: Lake Placid 2023, held January 13 - 21, 2023 in Lake Placid, New York. To advance to the championship game, Han won
6-5 over
Delaney Strouse (Minneapolis, USA) in the semifinals of the 2023 World University Games: Lake Placid 2023 in Lake Placid, New York;
Han finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Han defeated
Carmen Perez (San Sebastian, ESP) 9-5, then won
9-2 against
Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) and
6-4 against
Emma Moberg (Stockholm, SWE). Han won
9-2 against
Australia's Kirby Gill, then won
7-4 against
Abby Marks (Edmonton, CAN) and
6-3 against
Fay Henderson (Dumfries, GBR). Han won
7-3 against
Sae Yamamoto (Sapporo, JPN). Han went on to lose
5-3 against
Strouse. Han lost
8-6 to
Ha in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the World University Games: Lake Placid 2023 Championship title, Han earned
18.750 world rankings points. For week 25 of the event schedule, Han did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Han ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
